Impact of Polycentric Urban Systems on Intra-regional Disparities: A Micro-regional Approach

European Planning Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 116-138

  Malý, Jiří ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEONICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; intra regional disparities; polycentricity; spatial development

Indexed keywords

POLICY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL POLICY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN SYSTEM;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 84949314754     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2015.1054792     Document Type: Article

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